Candler Mountain
Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 359 5293 5293
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 3 3
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
Total: 364 5314 5314
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Gene Sattler, Robert Ferrell
Observers:
Weather:
Almost cloudless gradually building to 75% cirrus by day'e end. NNW 1-5
mph shifting to E at the end of the day, with a high of 79 F.
Observations:
Majority of the BW came through in the afternoon, with the strongest push
from 4:40-5:30 EDT. For the second day in a row the birds were not too
high, and it did not seem that large numbers were overflying undetected.
The last group of birds that came through were just out over Lynchburg and
below the horizon.
RT Hummingbird - 2
Blue Jays - 17
RB Grosbeak - 2
Monarchs - 4
Saddlebags - 21
Green Darners - 16
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Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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